eSIM for Athens

Where the signal goes

Strong in the centre and on the metro. The Acropolis itself gets congested enough at midday that uploads stall, which matters if you're trying to share photos from the top.

Getting around

Metro from the airport takes 40 minutes and costs a fraction of a taxi. The centre is walkable.

Neighbourhoods

• Plaka

  Under the Acropolis, and the most touristed part of the city.

• Koukaki

  Ten minutes south, residential, and the better place to stay.

• Exarchia

  Political, scruffy, and the best bars in the city.

What's on

• Athens Epidaurus Festival

  June to August

  Odeon of Herodes Atticus

  Performances in a 2nd-century theatre under the Acropolis.